Matthew 24 — Jesus lists wars, earthquakes, and famines as signs that should NOT alarm believers about the Second Coming, not as signs that it is near.

Winger reads Matthew 24:4–14 in context: Jesus explicitly says 'see that you are not alarmed' about wars and rumors of wars. The passage is a list of non-indicators — things that will happen but should not trigger panic about the end. The actual sign Jesus gives for the beginning of the end is the 'abomination of desolation' spoken of in Daniel (v.15), standing in the Holy Place (the rebuilt temple). Wars/famines/earthquakes/pestilence are described as 'the beginning of birth pains,' not the end itself. Ra quotes the passage as if Jesus predicted these things as signs of his imminent return; in fact Jesus says the opposite — these things don't mean the end is yet. Ra's version of the passage is the opposite of what it says.